Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, is encouraging tourism stakeholders to help expand Jamaica’s tourism reach, by embracing and promoting the country’s growing potential as a nature-positive destination. Addressing the luncheon session of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association’s 65th Annual Tourism Forum and General Meeting at Sandals Dunn’s River in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is encouraging citizens to use their purchasing power to influence manufacturers to produce healthier foods and beverages as part of efforts to reduce the country's burden of lifestyle diseases. Speaking at a Community Arranged Response Efforts (CARE) Fund sensitisation session at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James, on...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining plans to expand its Boat and Equipment Retooling Initiative over the next five years, building on the successful completion of the programme’s first phase through the National Fisheries Authority (NFA). Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, announced that the Government has allocated an additional $66 million in the current financial year to procure 20...

Local organisations across Jamaica are being invited to lead efforts in promoting healthier lifestyles through the Government’s $500 million Community Arranged Response Efforts (CARE) Fund initiative, which seeks to prevent illness and strengthen public health at the grassroots level. Speaking during a CARE Fund sensitisation session, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James on June 24, Minister...

One hundred and two churches across Westmoreland have received a combined $18.7 million through the Government’s Community Churches Clean-up and Restoration Grant facility, spearheaded by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, to support recovery efforts following the impact of Hurricane Melissa. Pastors and church representatives were presented with their cheques by the Social Development Commission (SDC) during a...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is reporting that the Tourism Workers Pension Scheme now has a value of $5.3 billion in savings. The Minister made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 23. The Tourism Workers Pension Scheme, which was seeded by the Government with $1 billion, is designed to...

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, has charged the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ) to maintain a high standard of content monitoring for the advancement of the nation. An independent statutory agency under the Ministry, the BCJ is charged with monitoring and regulating the electronic media sector (free-to-air television, broadcast radio, and subscriber/cable television)...